| SOC |
5517 |
Minorities in the U. S. Social Structure
(3) |
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An analysis of the role of racial and cultural
minorities in American society. Contributions of anthropology,
sociology, and psychology to theories of minority/majority group
relations. |
| SOC |
5520 |
Sociological Theory (3) |
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| An introduction to the area of sociological theory
with emphasis on theorists, their works and contributions to modern
sociological theory. |
| SOC |
5530 |
Social Problems in Contemporary Society
(3) |
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| A study of the changing social structure, urban
and rural problems, self-help and citizen participation, indigenous
leadership and urban-rural fringe problems. |
| SOC |
6625,
6626,
6627 |
Specialized Study in Area of Sociology (3)
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| A study of a problem or problems using research
techniques. Selection of problem must be approved by the professor
under whom the study is to be made and the Dean of the Graduate
School. The study should contribute to the student's program.
Preparation of a scholarly paper is required and may involve oral
defense. Total credit for any combination of enrollments in these
courses may not exceed six semester hours. A specialized study may
be substituted for a required course only once in a student's
program. |
| SOC |
6630 |
Advanced Gerontology (3) |
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| A graduate seminar on practical and methodological
aspects of modern gerontology. Special emphasis is placed upon
interdisciplinary, agency, and social intervention techniques for
administrative and service workers with aged populations. The
practical orientation of the seminar is designed to promote the
development of professional skills in applied
gerontology. Prerequisite: SOC
3350. |
| SOC |
6631 |
Social Deviation (3) |
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A graduate seminar which focuses upon the social
and cultural factors as they apply to deviance. The work of other
disciplines in the study of deviation is reviewed and evaluated.
Special emphasis is given to the different sociological approaches
in the area of deviance; selected types of social deviation are
examined and analyzed through these different sociological
perspectives. The course is structured as a service course that has
a pragmatic and interdisciplinary appeal to people in education,
business, counseling, criminal justice and agency work, as well as
to those who wish to further their training in sociology.
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| SOC |
6650 |
Educational Sociology (3) |
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The school is one of the chief agencies of
socialization and a requisite of social order in complex societies.
Special consideration is given to the works of anthropologists.
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